Norman Tran

Co-Founder
Relating Between the Lines

Norman Tran is a co-founder and head instructor for Relating Between the Lines, a school for relational education that teaches humans how to human. Formerly a facilitator for Stanford Graduate School of Business' legendary Touchy-Feely class, they guided MBa's through the nuances of interpersonal dynamics. Norman delights in designing learning experiences that "queer-eye" personal development, having created programs for organizations like Facebook, IDEO, and Stanford d.school.

They believe strongly that all learning happens interstitially - in the space between the practical, playful, rigorous, and relational. Norman is gay, neurospicy (2e), nonbinary, polyamorous, and laughs about the beautiful absurdity of it all.

The Dark Matter of Relationships

Have you ever received the compliment “I feel so seen by you?” Norman and Stephanie will guide you through an interactive session where you'll experience the difference between low and high quality words of affirmation and learn the 4 most powerful ingredients to leave people feeling moved and seen. Warning: common side effects include being seen, and being moved to tears.